Ryan and Trista Sutter’s 22-year journey: A complete relationship timeline revisited

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Ryan Sutter and Trista Sutter attend Tubi NewFront event - Source: Getty

Ryan and Trista Sutter are marking twenty-two years of marriage on December 6 by sharing a carousel of photos from each year they have spent together as a couple.

Taking to Instagram, they shared a joint post celebrating “love, friendship, compromise, trust, forgiveness, laughter, safety, peace, adventure, passion, and joy.” The post continued:

“No matter the ups and downs, I wouldn’t want to do life with anyone else. I love you with everything, @ryansutter and can’t wait to celebrate 22 more. Happy anniversary. #HIF #Happyanniversary”

Ryan and Trista Sutter first met at the luxurious villa in Studio City, California, which served as the show’s mansion during the filming of season 1 of The Bachelorette in late 2002. The two married a year later in the franchise’s first-ever televised wedding. It was broadcast as a miniseries called Trista & Ryan's Wedding, which gained more than a million views.

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Romance Timeline of Ryan and Trista Sutter as they celebrated 22 years of togetherness

The Bachelorette couple, Ryan and Trista Sutter, celebrated their twenty-two years of togetherness. Trista shared their lifelong journey in a romantic Instagram post, stating she wouldn't want to do life with anyone else and declaring her love for Ryan.

They began their relationship on the first season of The Bachelorette. In an exclusive interview with US Weekly, Trista Sutter told the outlet:

“I decided going in that I needed to give myself wholeheartedly to the experience in order for it to work. I still believe that for anybody who’s the lead, if a person is not willing to be vulnerable and willing to express themselves and be truly themselves without fear of criticism or skepticism or whatever, I don’t think it’ll work out. That’s just my experience.”

Trista Sutter, then known as Trista Rehn, joined the inaugural season of The Bachelor, hosted by Alex Michel. She finished up as a runner-up when he chose Amanda Marsh. She then starred in the spin-off The Bachelorette, where she selected firefighter Ryan Sutter from 25 suitors.

Their fairy-tale wedding took place in 2003 in Rancho Mirage, California. Their wedding was televised in a three-part special, capturing all behind-the-scenes activities of their ceremony, where they met celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss and shoe designer Stuart Weitzman.

The couple are parents to son Maxwell and daughter Blakesley, born in 2007 and 2009. Trista Sutter left her career as a physical therapist to look after her children. She told Oprah in an interview:

“I always wanted to be a career woman, but once we had our kids, I was like I'm done.”

The kids (now grown up) have appeared in family photos on social media. They are in high school. Trista Sutter shared a collection of pictures of her kids on Instagram, reflecting on how quickly they grew up. Her post read:

“It just goes too fast. Junior year for Blakesley Grace and the last, first day for our senior… Maxwell Alston. I love you both to the moon and back to the moon and back to the moon and back to infinity and beyond and I cannot wait to see what this year has in store for you both (but I’m putting in a request for time to slow down.)

Reportedly, they also made appearances on shows like Marriage Boot Camp, Special Forces, and Dancing with the Stars.

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Edited by Aastha Dass